License-plate holder



Mai 31, 1927. 1,630,658 f l. J. DAVIS LICENSE PLATE HQLDER Filed March 4, 1927 Patented May 31, 1927.

uarrsn stares VIRVING J. Davis, on srnnoosu, new Yonir.

LICENSE-PLATE HOLDER.

Application filed March 4,

pear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Eli Figure l is a perspective view of a license plate holder of this invention indicating the usual license plate in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a section on line mw, Figure 1.

The license plate holder of this invention comprises a front rim or frame A formed of integrally connected upper and lower horizontal bars 1 and 2 respectively, and opposite end bars -.3- and respectively connecting the upper and lower horizontal bars together at their opposite ends to leave a central opening slightly wider and slightly longer than the 'idth and length respectively. of the usual license plate.

in addition the upper horizontal bar -l is connected to the lower horizontal bar -2 by two vertical bars 5 and 6- respectively arranged symmetrically with respect to the frame A, the bar 5- crossing the opening in the frame A near one of its ends and the bar (i-- crossing the opening in the Frame A near its other end. The bar ---5- is connected to the upper bar -1- and the lower bar -2- oi' the frame by legs and 8- respectively oi? a height sufficient to space the bar --5- from the frame A a distance substantially equal to the thickness the ordinary license plate so that the license plate can he slid endwise between the bar and the frame A, but will be confined between the bar -5- and that portion of the bar -1 below the leg l and that portion of the bar --2- above the leg --8--.

These legs'are integrally connected to the frame A and the leg 8 is formed at the upper portion of the bar 1 and is of less thickness than the width of the bar 1 while the leg -8 is connected to the lower upports provided at present on automobiles 1921 Serial at. 172,630. I

edge of the bar -2 and is of less thickness than the width of the bar 2. y

lnlike manner the bar -6 is integrally connected to and spaced from the frame A by legs -l0 ancl-l.1-, the leg '-l0 being integral with the upper portion of the bar -land being o'l'less thickness than the width oi the bar, while the leg llis connected to the lower portion of the bar --2-- and of less thickness than the bar to thereby :lorin channels betwen the bars l and "2- and the bars -.5 and 6- in which the opposite edges of the license plate may slide, and are then confined while the central portion of the license plate containing the numbers, etc. is exposed through the central opening in'the frame A.

The bars 5- and 6 are connected near their upper portions by a horizontally extending integral cross-bar -12 which extends between the bars 5 and 6 and projects at l3 horizontally from the bar 5- on the side opposite the bar 6- and in a symmetrical manner projects at Hr-from the side of the-bar -6 opposite the bar 5.

The bar -12 is formed with two elongated slots -15- and 16, which slots extend from the central portion of the bar outwardly through the respective POSl-S --5- and -6 and some distance into the projections .l3 and -14l to provide passageways for bolts adapted to be" mounted on supports of different width. as ordinarily provided upon automobiles.

in order to rigidly confine the license plate shown in dotted lines at 18-, Figure 1, the end walls 3-- and are provided with threaded openings spaced apart a distanee equal to the lengtl'i oi? the license plate and screws -l9 and 2()- are provided, each having heads so that when the screws are threaded into the respective openings 3----- and 4, the opposite edges of the license plate will substantially contact with the body of the screws and will lie under the respective heads whereby the license plate is secured against sliding movement between the frame A. and the upright bars ----5-- and Although I have shown and described a specific construction of license plate holder, I do not desire to restrict myself to the details of the same, as various changes and modifications will be made within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: an

1. A license plate-holder for antol nohiles comprising an integral frame formed of two elongated horizontal bars connected at their ends by vertical bars to form a rectangular frame hzwing an opening adapted to disandthe vertical hare, and a horizontal bar connecting the vertical bars near their upper ends andprogecting to opposite sides -01 the vertical bars, and formed witlra pair of slots, each slot intersecting one of the vertlcal bare and means connected to the endbars of the frame for limiting horizontal -11110VG1118I1tof a license ilate.

E2. Alicense plate holder f0 antcnnobiles comprising an integral frame formed of two elongated horizontal bars cmmected at their ends by vertical bars to form a rectangular frame having an opening adapted to disclose the body portion of a licenae plate, a pair of vertical liars traversing the opening in the frame near its opposite ends, and integrally connected to and spaced from the frame by comparatively short legs to permit a license plate to he slid hctwccn the frame and the vertical hare and ahorizontal bar connecting the vertical bars near their up per ends and projecting to opposite a I of the vertical hare and formed with a p slots, each slot intersecting one of the :vertical bars, the end liars of the frame lacing each provided with a threaded opening, said openings being spaced apart a distance sub stantially equal toithe length of a license plate/ and headed lnenlhers threaded into said openings and having their head portions adapted to overlie a license plate slid between the frame and the said vertical hate. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of February, 1927.

IRVING J. DAVIS. 

